Der Vater öffnete die Flügeltür eines Wandschranks; aber ich sah, daß das, was ich solange dafür gehalten, kein Wandschrank, sondern vielmehr eine schwarze Höhlung war, in der ein kleiner Herd stand.
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Father opened the double doors of a wardrobe; but I saw that what I had so long considered to be a wardrobe was not a wardrobe at all, but rather a black hollow in which a small hearth stood.
Translated by DrWho • 36599 1 month ago

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Ah, thank you so much ❤️🤗

by anitafunny 1 month ago

No, a stove is freestanding, usually a heavy iron object back then. A hearth is an enclosed area to make a fire, usually elevated off the floor - he was thrown and landed on the hearth where the fire singed his hair ...

by DrWho 1 month ago

Danke ja, it is the same.. or?

by anitafunny 1 month ago

As we learn later, (unit 105) it has to be a hearth ...

by DrWho 1 month ago

Herd, ist stove.. or?

by anitafunny 1 month ago